According to MTV3.fi, Nightwish‘s Imaginaerum track, ‘The Last Ride Of The Day’, has been chosen as the official “anthem” for the 2012 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship being held May 4th-20th being held in Helsinki, Finland and Stockholm, Sweden.

“When I heard that we might be available to be involved in, I called all the band members right away, and we were all pretty excited,” says Nightwish keyboardist and composer-lyricist Tuomas Holopainen.

The IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship is the biggest annual winter sports event worldwide.